NORTHERN TERRITORY ART AWARD

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 2024

Darwin Visual Arts and Tactile Arts have collaborated to announce the inaugural Northern Territory Art Award 2024. 

Entries for this award welcome artists throughout the Northern Territory at all stages of their careers and across all mediums. 

Highly commended artworks will be exhibited in Darwin during September, shortlisted artworks will be judged by an independent panel and feature monetary prizes. 

This agreement outlines the mutual expectations of both parties prior to and during the Northern Territory Art Award 2024. 

Residency Requirement: Participants must currently reside in the Northern Territory and be a Northern Territory Resident for more than 12 months, from the application closing date. 

Eligibility to Enter: Artists under 18 may enter, but their works will be judged alongside adult submissions. A parent or guardian is required to complete the application form for anyone under 18 years of age. 

Definition of Artist: The term "artist" may refer to an individual, collaboration, or group. The submitted entry must be created solely by the named artist or artists. 

Originality: Entries must be original artworks created by the entrant(s). 

Timeframe: Artworks must have been completed within the last two years of the application closing date, and must not have been exhibited at a selected award exhibition.

Submission Limit: Artists may submit up to two entries, with a separate entry fee required for each artwork. Only one artwork per artist will be selected for exhibition. 

Size Restrictions:
Artworks, including installations and multi-addition works are not to exceed 4 square metres (e.g. height 1 metre x width 3 metres) including mounting and framing. Works in excess of the following sizes may be subject to discretionary limits.

a). two-dimensional (2D) - 2m (w), 2m (H), including framing.

b). three-dimensional (3D) including installations must not exceed 30kg, including mounting, fixings, and base, and be no larger than 3m in any dimension.

Display Readiness: All artworks must be ready for display if selected for the exhibition (e.g., paper artworks must be framed or mat-boarded with appropriate hanging elements). Artworks failing this requirement will not be included in the exhibition.

Application Process: Artists must submit a fully completed online application form. Paying a $50 administration fee per entry ($30 for Tactile Arts or Darwin Visual Arts members). 

For payment of your Entry: 

BSB: 633 000 Account: 157 098 039 - please add your surname as a bank reference so we know who has made the payment.

You can become an ‘Artistic Member’ of Darwin Visual Arts by filling in this form [https://www.darwinvisualarts.com.au/new-membership-full] and submitting $45 for a full Membership or $30 if you are a concession. 

Submission Deadline: Entries must be submitted by Friday 9 August. No late entries will be accepted.

Delivery: Artworks selected for the exhibition must be delivered by Monday 2nd September. Delivery instructions will be included in your selection notification. 

Artists are responsible for packaging, freight, and insurance costs of their artworks to and from Darwin Visual Arts or Tactile Arts. 

All delivered artworks will be held for the duration of the exhibition and may not be available to collect until Monday 28th October. 

Shortlisted Artworks: Artists will be notified by Friday 16th August if their artwork has been selected for the exhibition.

Exhibition: The Northern Territory Art Award reserves the right to consider, and not necessarily exhibit all submitted artworks. Only shortlisted artworks will feature in the exhibition. 

Judging: A judging panel of three art sector professionals will evaluate and decide on the winning artworks, after the shortlisted artworks have been delivered.

Payment of Winners: Payment of prize monies will be coordinated by Darwin Visual Arts. Where an award is conferred on an artwork with collaborating artists, the award value will be split evenly between those artists.

Insurance: Artists are recommended to insure their work against loss or damage. Artists are responsible for their own transit security. 

Sales Requirement: Artworks are required to be for sale. It is the responsibility of the artist to indicate the price of the artwork in the entry form, inclusive of GST and the 15% commission.

Collection of Artworks (after exhibition): All unsold artworks must be collected by 11th November 2024. Collection instructions will be shared with selected artists with unsold works. 

Unsold artworks that are not collected within four weeks from the closing date of the exhibition will be deemed to be the property of the Northern Territory Art Award and may be dealt with at the discretion of the Northern Territory Art Award, including disposal.

Sold Artworks: All sold artworks must be collected by the buyer or their agent. Buyers will be informed where to collect their artwork.

Where artworks cannot be collected in person, the buyer must communicate with the Northern Territory Art Award to organise artwork postage. The freight will be at the cost of the buyer.

Copyright, reproduction and permissions: The artist warrants that the artwork does not infringe any copyright, moral rights, intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party. The artist remains the copyright owner of the artwork and will be acknowledged as the creator of the artwork at all times. 

The artwork may be documented by inclusion of the Northern Territory Art Award catalogue for archival and educational purposes. 

By entering an artwork in the Northern Territory Art Award 2024, the artist grants Darwin Visual Arts, Tactile Arts and the Northern Territory Government a non-exclusive, non-commercial, perpetual, licence to freely use, reproduce, publish and communicate the selected artwork for publicity, promotional and educational purposes associated with the Award in print and digital media. The winning artworks may also be reproduced to promote future Northern Territory Art Awards. 

The artist grants Darwin Visual Arts, Tactile Arts and the Northern Territory Government permission to provide the media with photos and information about the artwork and artist for the purpose of promoting or reporting on the exhibition or award recipients. 

Privacy Policy: The Northern Territory Art Award is committed to ensuring the safety and security of personal data. The Northern Territory Art Award will only ask for data that is required to fulfil the application process. This information is stored on third party websites (AirTable). Please read and access the individual website Privacy Statement for further information. 

Code of Conduct: Artists are expected to comply with Darwin Visual Arts and Tactile Arts Code of Conduct. Any negative behaviour may result in an application being denied and payment not refunded. 

Important Dates:

Entries Open: Friday 7th June 2024

Entries Close: Friday 9th August 2024

Artwork Acceptance Date: Friday 16th August 2024

Artwork Delivery Date: Monday 2nd September 2024

Winner Announcement: Friday 20th September 2024

Enquiries: For all general enquiries email awardcoordinatordvaa@gmail.com or phone 08 8981 6616 | 08 8981 9351.